HC Deb 05 April 1990 vol 170 cc789-90W
Mr. Lester

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish figures for the latest year available showing the number of(a) single and (b) married retirement pensioners with gross weekly incomes excluding state pension benefits of any category, at the following levels: less than £5, £5 to £10, £10 to £15, £15 to £20, £20 to £30, £30 to £40, £40 to £50, £50 to £60, £60 to £70, £70 to £80, £80 to £90, £90 to £100, £100 to £150, £150 to £200, £200 to £250, £250 to £300, £300 to £350, £350 to £400, £400 to £450, £450 to £500 and over £500.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

[holding answer 22 February 1990]: The latest information, as available, is set out in the table:

Percentages of
Gross income less RP and income support £5 per week Single pensioners Married pensioners
Less than 5 11.3 4.6
5 to 10 81.1 4.4
10 to 15 10.1 5.0
15 to 20 10.5 5.9
20 to 30 21.2 12.6
30 to 40 11.7 9.7
40 to 50 5.8 7.6
50 to 60 4.1 5.5
60 to 70 2.5 5.2
70 to 80 1.9 4.4
80 to 90 2.4 4.7
90 to 100 1.9 2.8
100 to 150 4.0 11.0
150 to 200 1.7 5.0
200 to 250 0.9 3.4
250 to 300 0.9 2.4
Percentages of
Gross income less RP and income support £5 per week Single pensioners Married pensioners
300 to 350 0.4 1.5
350 to 400 0.2 1.0
400 to 450 0.1 1.0
450 to 500 0.1 0.6
Over 500 0.3 1.8

Note: Due to rounding may not sum to 100.

Source: Family Expenditure Survey 1987.